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| Principales traductions |
| drain n | (water pipe) | canalisation nf |
| | | tuyau d'évacuation nm |
| | (Agriculture) | drain nm |
| | The water ran down the drain. |
| | L'eau descendait la canalisation. |
| drain n | (depletion) | vider⇒, épuiser⇒, entamer⇒ vtr |
| | (figuré) | gouffre nm |
| | This project is too expensive; it's a drain on our resources. |
| | Ce projet coûte trop cher : cela vide nos ressources. |
| | Ce projet coûte trop cher : c'est un gouffre financier. |
| drain [sth]⇒ vtr | (empty) | vider⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer drained the pond. |
| | Le fermier a vidé la mare. |
| drain [sth] vtr | (separate liquid) | égoutter⇒ vtr |
| | (des terres) | drainer⇒, assécher⇒ vtr |
| | Simon cooked the potatoes and then drained them. |
| | Simon a fait cuire les pommes de terre, puis les a égouttées. |
| drain [sth] vtr | figurative (energy or resource) | vider⇒ vtr |
| | (une ressource) | épuiser⇒ vtr |
| | Nancy drained her bank account. |
| | Nancy a vidé son compte en banque. |
| drain⇒ vi | (water) | s'écouler⇒ v pron |
| | The soil was soaked and the water took ages to drain. |
| | Le sol était trempé et l'eau a mis une éternité à s'écouler. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| drain n | (medicine: device to draw off fluid) (Médecine) | drain nm |
| | The doctors fitted Chris with a drain to draw the fluid off his lungs. |
| drain [sth]⇒ vtr | (empty by drinking) | vider⇒ vtr |
| | | boire jusqu'à la dernière goutte loc v |
| | | boire d'un coup sec loc v |
| | Jeremy drained his glass. |
| | Jeremy vida son verre. |
| drain [sth] vtr | (medicine: draw off fluid) (Médecine : une plaie) | drainer⇒ vtr |
| | The nurse used a needle to drain the abscess. |
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Verbes à particule
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| drain away vi phrasal | figurative (be gradually lost) (figuré) | s'épuiser⇒ v pron |
| | Her strength drained away as she neared the mountain's summit. |
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